Legal Opinion
Gulf Insurance v. Chandler
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 28, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 7322PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2201 et seq., brought here under the Diversity Statute, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332, plaintiff being a fire insurance company, domiciled at Dallas, Texas, and defendant being a citizen of Louisiana, domiciled in this District and Division.
The basis of the action is alleged fraud, and conspiracy to defraud, on the part of defendant, the named insured in two fire insurance policies issued to him by plaintiff, which plaintiff here seeks to be declared null ab initio. Defendant, of course, denies the charges, but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Germier v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Alfred Hiller Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Carruth v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Richard D'Aigle Co. v. Western Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Aubert v. Thibodeaux Benevolent AssnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
3Cited by2 opinions
- Lucius J. Breeland v. Security Insurance Company of New Haven, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Loumac Enterprises, Inc. v. Sentry InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978